In a collaboration between researchers at Loughborough University and Manchester Metropolitan University, we are asking for your help in studying the historical development of sporting rackets.
If you have access to one or more old rackets, or know anybody who has, we would appreciate you taking the time to submit some photographs and basic measurements for our records. We will regularly update this page with summary results and graphs, showing the development of rackets over time and allowing you to compare your racket(s) against others.
To participate in the project, and see a step-by-step guide to taking your own measurements and photographs, please click the link below:
Please contact me if you have any questions or wish to discuss your participation in the project.
As a little teaser, see the video above and the poster below showing some of the rackets previously recorded for tennis and summarising the findings:
You can also check out the results of the previous tennis study or my badminton research. For project updates alongside my other research updates please subscribe to my monthly newsletter:
If you are particularly interested in this topic, below is a recent lecture that I gave on the effects of impact location in racket or bat sports: